Table 1.
Outcomes of TRUST seronegative conversion among syphilis patients.
| N | TRUST seronegative conversion (n, %) | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 2.605 | 0.272 | ||
| 15~19 | 32 | 12 (37.5) | ||
| 20~29 | 427 | 124 (29.0) | ||
| ≥30 | 796 | 210 (26.4) | ||
| Sex | 41.861 | <0.01 | ||
| Male | 750 | 257 (34.3) | ||
| Female | 505 | 89 (17.6) | ||
| Marital status | 4.966 | 0.084 | ||
| Unmarried | 490 | 152 (31.0) | ||
| Married | 673 | 169 (25.1) | ||
| Divorced/Widowed | 92 | 25 (27.2) | ||
| Method of syphilis discovery | 22.226 | <0.01 | ||
| Active detection | 897 | 281(31.3) | ||
| Passive detection | 358 | 65(18.2) | ||
| Initial TRUST titer | 5.253 | 0.022 | ||
| ≤ 1:8 | 711 | 214 (30.1) | ||
| >1:8 | 544 | 132 (24.3) | ||
| Syphilis stage | 178.673 | <0.01 | ||
| Latent | 651 | 136 (20.9) | ||
| Primary | 113 | 84 (74.3) | ||
| Secondary | 249 | 95 (38.2) | ||
| After adequate treatment | 242 | 31 (12.8) | ||
| Treatment regimen | 18.776 | <0.01 | ||
| Untreated | 159 | 22 (13.8) | ||
| One course of BPG | 928 | 281 (30.3) | ||
| Two courses of BPG | 134 | 34 (25.4) | ||
| Replacement therapy with doxycycline | 34 | 9 (26.5) | ||
| People living with HIV | 1.978 | 0.159 | ||
| Yes | 148 | 48 (32.4) | ||
| No | 1,107 | 298 (26.9) | ||
| Male homosexuality | 3.361 | 0.067 | ||
| Yes | 174 | 58 (33.3) | ||
| No | 1,081 | 288 (26.6) | ||
| Bisexuality | <0.01 | |||
| Yes | 41 | 22 (53.7) | ||
| No | 1,214 | 324 (26.7) |